Beer Garden: Champagne-style beer could be a dandy start to new year

1:15 AM,
Dec. 26, 2012

Deus Brut de Flanders is a rare beer brewed like Champagne.

Written by

Tim Dohms
| Hopjacks Filling Station

Just one week ago I was defending my decision to review expensive beer with the caveat that this would not always be the case. I hate to say it, but here I go again.

What can I do? New Year's Eve is upon us, and there are so few beers that fit necessary profile. Ale fermented with Champagne yeast is hard enough to come by, let alone a beer brewed in the methode champenoise. Even then, I've got but three bottles of this beer available.

Rarity aside, it's the quality of ingredients and precision of execution that makes the Deus Brut de Flanders such a special and unique beverage. ...